Oh my god, finally people who understand what a nightmare riding the bus is!! ! I don't have a car at the moment, but I know I HAVE to get a job, but the thought of having to ride the bus is enough to give me a panic attack! I just simply DON'T want to take it. When I had a job, I chose to walk to work, which was a 30 minute walk. The reason I don't want to take the bus is because like many of you, I don't want to have to interact with people, come into contact with them, feel obligated to make small talk, etc. But I also have a problem with having to transfer buses to get to my route. It's hard enough to have to do this once, but to do it twice?! By the time I get to work I'm going to me so stressed out, and then I'm gonna have to deal with MORE people! Then there's the fear that I'm gonna get on the wrong bus and end up on the other side of town. Keep in mind that I haven't taken the city bus since I was a little girl, these are just scenerios that go through my mind at the thought of having to take the bus. Even though I haven't taken the city bus since a kid, I know I hate buses because in high school I hated taking the bus as well. I had no choice but to take it in the morning, but it wasn't all that bad because most of the people on the bus were quiet and still half asleep, plus the bus would be nice and dark because it was still really early in the morning, but in the afternoon I would walk home, which was about an hour walk. I got my exercise AND I avoided the bus
P.S. I HATE THE BUS!